Could Not Possibly Be Done Without Them

A persistent consistency isn't resistent to critique.
No!
Even though this may be believed.
There is a shared interdependency,
That benefits as a gift.

One who has been focused with purpose,
Has become accustomed to this deed.
And determined to use criticsm,
As a sign of something done...
That is appreciated but not by everyone.

And this continues with a seeking of critique one does,
As a method to keep critics feeling instrumental...
To what is needed to achieve what one does to do,
That could not possibly be done without them...
To ignite that inspiration kept and sought,
For a motivation that sparks one's drive to succeed.

'You could have used another line to rhyme with the other.
Why didn't you do it? '

~It's for the critics I exist.
But 'this' I keep them unaware of it.
I like to refer to this done,
As a mutual benefit of applied irritation.~

'But...
Does it work? '

~We've been irritating each other for years.
So I would think that it does.~

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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